Regulation Glen Ridge Board of Education
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2412 HOME IN
The Board of Education
will provide instructional services to an enrolled pupil whether a general
education pupil in Kindergarten through grade twelve or special education pupil
age three to twenty-one, at the pupil’s home or another suitable out-of-school
setting such as a hospital or rehabilitation program when the pupil is confined
to the home or another out-of-school setting due to a temporary or chronic
health condition or has a need for treatment which
precludes participation in their usual education setting, whether general
education or special education.
A. Request For Home Instruction
Due To A Temporary or Chronic Health Condition
1. The
parent(s) or legal guardian(s) shall submit a request to the Director of
Student Services that includes a written determination from the pupil's
physician documenting the projected need for confinement at the pupil's
residence or other treatment setting for ten consecutive school days or fifteen
cumulative school days or more during the school year.
2. The
Director of Student Services shall forward the written determination to the
school physician, who shall review the written determination and verify the
need for home instruction. The school
physician may contact the pupil's physician to secure additional information
concerning the pupil’s diagnosis or need for treatment and shall either verify
the need for home instruction or shall provide reasons for denial to the Director
of Student Services.
3. The Director
of Student Services shall notify the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) concerning
the school physician's verification or reasons for denial within five school
days after receipt of the written determination by the pupil's physician.
1. The school district shall provide instructional services
within five school days after receipt of the school physician's verification
or, if verification is made prior to the pupil's confinement, during the first
week of the pupil's confinement to the home or out-of-school setting.
2. The school district shall be responsible for the costs of
providing instruction in the home or out-of-school setting either directly or
through contract with another district Board of Education, Educational
a. A pupil who resides within the area served by this Board of
Education and is enrolled in a public school program; or
b. A pupil who is enrolled in a nonpublic school that is
located within the area served by this Board of Education pursuant to N.J.
C. Requirements
For Home or Out-of-
1. The district shall establish a written plan for the
delivery of instruction and maintain a record of delivery of instructional
services and pupil progress for each pupil receiving home or out-of-school
instruction.
a. For a
pupil without disabilities whose projected confinement will exceed thirty
consecutive calendar days, the Director of Student Services shall coordinate the development of an Individualized Program Plan
(IPP) for the pupil within no more than thirty calendar days from the date on
which the school district received the school physician's verification that the
period of confinement would likely exceed this thirty consecutive calendar day
threshold.
2. The teacher providing instruction shall be
appropriately certified for the subject, grade level, and special needs of the
pupil pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9, Professional Licensure and
3. The teacher shall provide one-on-one instruction for no
fewer than five hours per week on three separate days of the week and, if the
pupil is physically able, no fewer than five hours per week of additional
guided learning experiences that may include the use of technology to provide
audio and visual connections to the pupil's classroom.
a. If home instruction is
provided to pupils in a small group rather than through one-on-one instruction,
the minimum number of hours of instruction per week for the group shall be
determined by multiplying the number of pupils in the group by five hours. The hours of instruction shall be provided on
no fewer than three separate days during the week.
4. For a pupil with disabilities, the home instruction
shall be consistent with the pupil's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) to the
extent appropriate and shall meet the Core Curriculum Content
5. For a pupil without disability, the home instruction
shall meet the Core Curriculum Content
Adopted: 19 March 2007